The Confessions of St. Augustine — Page 9

Vocabulary

그때에도

geuttaeedo — Even at that time, back then too

나는

naneun — I (topic marker attached), referring to oneself

존재와

jonjaewa — Existence and; being connected to something else

생명을

saengmyeongeul — Life (object marker); referring to living existence

가지고

gajigo — Having, possessing; holding something along

있었으며

isseosseumyeo — Was existing and; continued being while also

나의

naui — My, of mine; possessive form of 'I'

유아기가

yuagiga — Infancy, babyhood (subject marker attached)

끝날

kkeutnnal — To end, about to finish; concluding period

무렵에는

muryeomeneun — Around the time of; approximately when something occurs

감각을

gamgageul — Senses, sensation (object marker); perception ability

다른

dareun — Other, different; not the same as this

이들에게

ideulege — To these people; referring to others nearby

알릴

allil — To inform, to let know; communicating to others

수

su — Ability, way; used to express possibility

있는

inneun — Existing, being; present participle of 'to be'

표시들을

pyosideureul — Signs, marks (plural, object marker); indicators shown

찾을

chajeul — To find, to look for; seeking something out

있었습니다

isseotseumnida — Was able to; existed (formal past tense)

주님

junim — Lord, God; respectful title for a deity

그러한

geureuhan — Such, that kind of; referring to previously mentioned

존재가

jonjaega — Existence, being (subject marker); a living presence

아니라면

aniraMyeon — If not; unless it is otherwise the case

어디서

eodiseo — From where; asking about a place of origin

올

ol — To come; future modifier form of 오다

있겠습니까

itgesseumnikka — Could there be; formal question about possibility

누가

nuga — Who (subject marker); asking about a person

자기

jagi — Oneself, self; reflexive pronoun in Korean

자신의

jasinui — Of oneself, one's own; possessive reflexive form

창조자가

changjojaга — Creator (subject marker); one who makes or creates

될

doel — To become; future modifier form of 되다

혹은

hogeun — Or, alternatively; used to present another option

본질과

bonjilgwa — Essence, nature and; fundamental character of something

생명이

saengmyeongi — Life (subject marker); the vital existence of being

하나인

hanain — Being one, unified; that which is singular

당신

dangsin — You (formal/respectful); second person formal pronoun

오

o — Oh; exclamation expressing address or emotion

우리에게

uriege — To us; indicating direction toward a group

흘려보낼

heullyeobonaеl — To pour out, to send flowing; releasing a stream

어떤

eotteon — Some, what kind of; an unspecified certain thing

근원이

geunwoni — Source, origin (subject marker); fundamental starting point

있을

isseul — There will be; future modifier of existence

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because, the reason is; introducing an explanation

자신이

jasini — Oneself (subject marker); reflexive subject emphasis

가장

gajang — Most, the most; superlative degree marker

높은

nopeun — High, elevated; describing great height or degree

의미에서

uimieseo — In the sense of, in terms of meaning

때문입니다

ttaemunnimnida — It is because; formal ending giving a reason

당신은

dangsinеun — You (topic marker); formal respectful second person

지극히

jigeukhi — Extremely, utterly; to the highest degree possible

변하지

byeonhaji — Does not change; base form of to change (negated)

안에서

aneseo — Inside, within; from inside a space or context

오늘이

oneuri — Today (subject marker); the current day itself

끝나지

kkeunnaji — Does not end; base of to end (negated form)

않지만

anjiман — Does not, but; negation with contrasting conjunction

끝나기도

kkeunnagido — Also ends; ending along with something else

하니

hani — Does so, and so; causal or resultative connective

이는

ineun — This is; topic marker on demonstrative pronoun

모든

modeun — All, every; referring to the entirety of things

것들도

geotdeuldo — Things also; plural things included in the statement

안에

ane — Inside, within; location inside a boundary

있기

itgi — Being, existing; nominalized form of to exist

당신이

dangsini — You (subject marker); formal subject form of you

그것들을

geugеotdeureul — Them, those things (object marker); plural reference

붙들지

butdeulji — Does not hold; grasping, holding (negated form)

그것들은

geugeotdeureun — Those things (topic marker); referring to plural objects

사라질

sarajil — Will disappear, vanish; future modifier of disappear

없었을

eopseossеul — Would not have been; past hypothetical nonexistence

것이기

geosigi — Because it is the case that; nominalized reason

그리고

geurigo — And, also; additive conjunction linking clauses

당신의

dangsinui — Your; possessive form of formal 'you'

세월은

seworeun — Years, time (topic marker); the passage of time

없으므로

eopseumeurо — Because there is not; causal form of nonexistence

하나의

hanaui — One, a single; the numeral one as possessive

오늘입니다

oneulnimnida — It is today; formal declarative about the present day

우리와

uriwa — Us and, we and; first person plural with conjunction

우리

uri — We, us, our; first person plural pronoun

조상들의

josangdeurui — Of ancestors, forebears'; belonging to past generations

얼마나

eolmana — How much, how many; asking about quantity or degree

많은

maneun — Many, much; large quantity or number of things

세월이

sewori — Years, time (subject marker); the flow of years

오늘

oneul — Today; the current day in time

을

eul — Object marker particle; marks the grammatical object

통해

tonghae — Through, by means of; passing through a medium

흘러갔으며

heullеogасseumyeo — Flowed past and; time passing while continuing

그로부터

geurobутео — From that, from then; starting from that point

그들이

gеudeuri — They (subject marker); third person plural subject

지녔던

jinyeotteon — Had possessed, used to have; past retrospective form

존재의

jonjaеui — Of existence; possessive relating to being or presence

척도와

cheokdowa — Measure, scale and; standard of measurement with conjunction

받았습니까

badatseumnikka — Did they receive; formal past tense question

여전히

yeojeonhi — Still, as before; continuing in the same state

세월들도

sewoldeuldo — Years also, times too; plural years included too

흘러가며

heulleogamyeo — Flowing along, passing by; time moving continuously

그렇게

geureoke — In that way, like that; in such a manner

그들의

geudeurui — Their, of them; possessive of third person plural

존재

jonJae — Existence, being; the state of existing or living

수준의

sujunui — Of the level, of the standard; possessive degree form

받을

badeul — Will receive; future modifier of the verb receive

것입니다

geosimnida — It is the case that; formal declarative nominalized ending

그러나

geureona — However, but; adversative conjunction showing contrast

내일의

naeirui — Of tomorrow; possessive relating to the next day

것들과

geotdeulgwa — Things and; plural objects connected by conjunction

그

geu — That, the; demonstrative determiner referring to something

너머의

neomeоui — Beyond, over; on the other side possessive form

것들

geotdeul — Things, objects; plural form of the bound noun

어제의

eojeui — Of yesterday; possessive relating to the previous day

이전의

ijeonui — Of before, of prior; earlier or preceding in time

것들을

geotdeureul — Things (object marker); plural objects receiving action

이루셨습니다

irusyeotseumnida — Accomplished, fulfilled (honorific formal); achieved completely

이것을

igеoseul — This (object marker); referring to a nearby thing

이해하지

ihaehaji — Does not understand; comprehension in negated form

못한다

mothanda — Cannot do; inability to perform an action

해도

haedo — Even if one does; concessive form of to do

나에게

naege — To me, for me; dative form of first person

무슨

museun — What kind of, what; asking type or nature

상관이겠습니까

sangGwanigetsseumnikka — What does it matter; formal question about relevance

그로

gеuro — By that, through that; using that as a means

하여금

hayeogeum — Let, cause to; making someone do something

기뻐하며

Being glad and; rejoicing while also doing something

말하게

malhage — To make speak, to let say; causative of talking

하십시오

hasipsio — Please do; formal imperative requesting an action

이것이

igeosi — This (subject marker); demonstrative subject near speaker

무엇인가

mueosinga — What is it; questioning the identity of something

그렇게라도

geureokеrado — Even in that way; at least doing it like that

기뻐하게

gippeohage — To make rejoice, to be glad; causative of joy

당신을

dangsineul — You (object marker); formal you as object of verb

발견함으로써

balgyeonhamеurоssео — By discovering, through finding; instrumental nominalization

발견하지

balgyeonhaji — Does not discover; finding in negated verb form

못하는

motaneun — Cannot do; inability modifier in present tense

것보다

geotboda — Rather than, compared to; comparative particle on noun

가운데

gaunde — In the midst of, among; the middle or center

발견하는

balgyeonhaneun — Discovering, finding; present participle modifier of find

것으로

geosеuro — With that, by means of; instrumental form of noun

만족하게

manjokage — To be satisfied, contentedly; state of being content